La nueva CEO de Xbox explora opciones más económicas para Game Pass

Asha Sharma, la nueva CEO de la división de juegos de Microsoft, habría discutido la posibilidad de incluir Xbox Game Pass en un paquete junto a Netflix para reducir los costos para los suscriptores. Estos esfuerzos se producen tras los recientes aumentos de precio del servicio. Las ideas surgieron de conversaciones con el codirector ejecutivo de Netflix, Greg Peters.

Asha Sharma lleva cerca de un mes al frente de Microsoft Gaming, tras suceder a Phil Spencer. Según un perfil publicado en The Information, Sharma puso fin rápidamente a la campaña de marketing "This Is An Xbox" al asumir el cargo, eliminando todo rastro de los canales de Microsoft. También ha estado explorando formas de hacer que Game Pass sea más asequible en medio de los desafíos que enfrenta el servicio. El codirector ejecutivo de Netflix, Greg Peters, confirmó que discutió ideas con Sharma, incluida la posible combinación de Game Pass con las suscripciones de Netflix. El objetivo es reducir el costo efectivo para los usuarios después de que Microsoft aumentara el precio de Game Pass Ultimate a 30 dólares el otoño pasado. Microsoft ha considerado un nivel con publicidad para Game Pass, similar al modelo de Netflix introducido en 2022. Tal nivel podría atraer a más suscriptores al ofrecer un precio de entrada más bajo y, al mismo tiempo, generar ingresos por publicidad. Estas medidas se producen mientras Xbox enfrenta un declive en su plataforma, aunque Sharma aún no ha esbozado un cambio estratégico importante. Anteriormente, mencionó un retorno a las raíces de la consola durante la reorganización, y Project Helix, una PC para juegos destinada a títulos de Xbox, permanece en desarrollo.

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